Window assembly for an automotive vehicle



May 2l, 1935. H. c. FIELD 2,001,778 V WINDOW ASSEMBLY FOR VAH'AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE Filed March 25, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l am 1w;

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1935' 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 'the all-weather type of vehicle body where the APatented May 21, 1935 EsN PATENT. OFFICE- WINDOW ASSEMBLY FOR,` AN AUTOMOTIVE i n YEHICLE Herbert C. Field, Windsor, Ontario, Canada;as-f signor to Ternstedt Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Mich.,` a corporation of Michigan Application March 2s, 1933, serialNoL 662,211 v "i claims.Y (craie-48)? This invention relates to-a window assembly for an automotive vehicle,`and more particularly with that type of `window assembly wherein the window is not guided above the belt, such asin top may be optionally raised and lowe red. i

In this type of, vehicle body having an al1- weather top, thebody pillars are made in two sections, the section above the `belt being demountable.' In such'a top the header against which-the upper edge of the window abuts is likewise demountable with the top. Insuch an al1-weather top the header and demoun table pillar portions are provided with weatherstrips whichl seal the windowagainst the weather when the window is raised and the door closed, but

the weatherstrips d o not serve to guide dow as it is raised and lowered, or support the the winwindow -when in raised position. The window in rthis type of automotive vehicle having an allweather top is usually guided below the belt ori substantially so. i

It is an object of this invention to produce a window assembly for an automotive vehicle in which the window panel may be pivoted at' the belt to effect av better sealing engagement with the weatherstrip when the Window is position and the door closed.

in raised This invention further contemplates a window assembly yfor an automotive vehicle the window channel guide is pivoted in which approximately atthe belt so that the channel may be swung on this'pivot to effect a weather-tight seal between the window panel and the weatherstrip.

A further object of the invention' isto-produce a window assembly for an automotive vehicle in which the window channel guide lis pivoted at the belt and provided with anchoring means below the'pivot which areaccessible through the l door pillar for Vanchoring the pivoted guide ina predetermined position.

channel' This invention further contemplates a window assembly for an automotive lvehicle in Vwhich the window panel fulcrumsat the belt and is pivoted automatically inwardly of the vehicle body above the belt as the window is raised towindow closing position. In the drawings: f

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i Fig. 2 is a section along the line 2 2 showing the window panel prior to bein inwardly above the belt.

of Fig. 1 g pivoted Fig. 3 is 2. section minar to FigQ 2 along the line 3-3 of' Fig. 11 showing the window panel after the window portionabove the belt hasbeen pivoted inwardlyof the `bodyinto sealing engagement with theweatherstrip. y

Fig..4 is a section alongth'eline 44 of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a section along the line 5--5 of Fig. 3. Fig.` 6.is aY section alongthef line 6- -6 of Fig. 5.

Figl is asection along the line 'I-l of Fig. 5. i-Fig. 8 isa-vertical section through the door and window panel showing a modified form of the' window. assembly.

Fig.` 9 is a section along the line 9-9 of Fig. 8.

l. Fig. 10 is a section along the line I U-I 0 of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 isaverticaltsectionthrough'the door `and window panel showing another modied form of the window assembly.

"Referring moreuparticularlyto the drawings,

there is shown an automotive vehicle body I having the door 2 and provided with an all-weather top 3. Since the top portion 3 is an all-weather top which 4may be raised and lowered as desired, theimembers dening the windowopening, that is, the header ll andthe pillars- 5 are demountable, that is they Imaybe lowered with the top. f The header 4 and Vdeinountable pillar portions 5 carry the weatherstrip 6 which is provided along its inner edge with the projecting lip 1 which engages the edge portion of Atheinner face of the window panel 8 when the panelis raised and the door 2 closed.

Since the windows is carried by the door 2,. it swings with `the 'sameand since the demountable pillar portions 5 are a` portion of the body, the window panell 8 mustbe guided as it is raised andV lowered-by means-carried by the door. ATo thisend thewindow well 9 of the, door is provided with a guide, channel I4 along each side. Each of the guide channels I4 is pivoted as at I I to a door pillar` I2. 'The pivot II ispreierably positioned adjacent-the top ofthe window well and in the region of the belt `rail I3. vThe channel VI4 receives another channel member I5 which has a telescopic slidable engagement with the channel I4. The glass Vpanel 8 fis provided with a sash 2U which in turn hasa telescopic slidable engagement Withchannel I5. As shown vin" Fig. '7, the channel I`4 has a lining ofifelt I6 and the channel I5 is also provided with a feltlining'Il. The channel I4 isfprovided with a stop I8 andthe lower 'end of the channel VI5 isprovidedAv with Va corresponding stop memberA I9 which, as 'shown in Fig; 2, abuts against the stop I8 to limitthe panel 8 is being raised, the lug 2| engages the notch 22 in the channel member I5 thereby causing the channel member |5 to slide upwardly in the channel member I4. As shown in Figs. 2 and 3, when the window panel 8 is raised the channel I 5 extends into the window well and serves as an extension of theA sash 28 and since the channel I5 is guided in channel I4, it supports the panel 8 below the belt and holds the panel 8 in vertical position.

Since it is not always possible to accurately align the window panel above thebelt relative to the weatherstrip so that a proper weathertight seal will be effected, it is desirable that the portion of the panel above the belt be easily adjustable inwardly or outwardly of the window opening. Hence, to this end each window channel guide |4 is pivotally supported near its upper edge on the 'door post I2 by the screw I as above described, and the lower portion of the 'channel I4 is provided with an adjustable anchor comprising a serrated anchor plate 23 which is preferably located in a recess 24 in the' inner face of the pillar I2. The outer face 'of' the base of the channel I4 has secured thereto the retainer member 25 providedwith an elongated opening 26. The retainerrmember 25 is provided with a headed screw 56 (Fig. I3)A which projects through an opening in the anchor plate 23 and carries a nut 21. The nut 21 is accessible through an opening 28 from the outer face ofthe pillar I2. Hence, to adjust the panel 8 inwardly or outwardly of the window opening to effect a proper seal with the lip 1 of the weatherstrip, it is only necessary to open the door whereupon the. outer face 29 of the door pillar becomes exposed thus permitting one to turn the nut 21 by means of any suitable tool such as a screw-driver which may beinserted in the openingf28 and thus release the retainer 25 from the anchor plate 23. At this time the window can be pivoted inwardly, in case one desires to adjust it inwardly, about its pivot because the channel I4 is free Vto move relative to the screw 56 because of the elongated opening '26. As soonas the window has been pivoted to the position desired, the nut 21 may again be turned down thus securing the, retainer 25 to the anchor Aplate 23 to eiectively hold thev window in its adjusted position.

Hence, from the above description, it will be seen that the window panel 8 may be readily ad. justed above the belt either inwardly or outwardly ofthe window opening to effect the proper weather seal with the weatherstrip, and that this -adjustment is easily'accomplished even after the window is assembled in the window openingbecause the adjusting mechanism'is accessible through the outer face of the door pillar.

In'the modiiied form of the invention, the vertically slidable window panel 3| is provided with a sash channel 32 along eachrupright edge which has an extension 33 below the lower edge of the window glass panel. The extension 33 differs from thechannel extension |5 of the principal form of theinvention because it is fixed relative to channel 32 and does not move along the same. The side edges of the window are guided below the -belt by the guide channels 34 having the flexible lining 35 (Fig. 9) of felt, stiff pile, fabric covered rubber or any other suitable material. Each of the window sash extensions 33 have secured thereto a plate 3S which supports a cam 31. The cam 31 has its face inclined upwardly and outwardly of the window opening, as

kwith the weatherstrip 45.

shown in Fig. 8. The window guide channel 34 has spot welded or otherwise secured thereto the plate 33 which is provided with an opening 48 having at each end an inwardly turned ear 4|. The inwardly turned ears carry a pin l2 upon which is mounted a conical roller 43 spring loaded byrthe coil spring 44. The roller is rotatably mounted on the pin 42 and free to move axially along the same. The window 3| may be raised and lowered by any ofthe well-known window regulators. As shown in Fig. 8, as the window is raised to closed position the cam 31 engages the conical roller 43 and causes the window panel above the belt to tilt inwardly of the window opening into weather-tight sealing engagement The ilexible lining 35 in the channel 34 permits the window panel 3| to fulcrum at the belt and tilt inwardly when the cam 31 engages the roller 43.

In the modified form shown in Figure 11, the window 3| is in'all respects similar to the modifled form shown in Figure 8, being guided only below the belt in a guide channel having a felt, stiff pile, or other, flexible lining, and provided with sash extensions which support the window when in raised position. In this modified form the lowersash ofthe window isprovided with a bracket 5i] which is provided along its upper edge with the cani 5! and along its lower edge with a cam 52. provided with a cam Surface 53 which cooperates with the cam 5| and the lock board 54 carries a plate having a cam surface 55 which cooperates with the cam surface 52. Hence, since the window 3| is guided -only below the belt in the window guide channels which are lined with a flexible lining, when the window panel is raised to closed position the cam surface 5| on the bracket 59 slidably engages the cam surface 53 carried on the inner face ofthe belt rail |3 and thus tends to cam the lower edge of the window inwardly of the body, or to the left as viewed inI Figure 11, and at the same time the cam face 52 at the lower edge of the bracket 58 engages the cam surface'55 which cams the lower edge of the bracket 50 outwardly or to the right about the cam face 5 3 as a fulcrum which in turn throws the upper edge of the window panel 3| inwardly into sealing engagement with the weatherstrip 45. Hence, in this modified form of the assembly as the window is raised to closed position, the cooperating cam surfaces 5|, 53, and 52, 55 move the window panel 3| bodily inwardly of the window opening into better sealing engagementwith the weatherstrip.

I claim:

1. A 4window assembly for an automotive vehicle of the type having an opening and a window well beneath the said opening comprising a window panel for closing the window opening when in raised position and arranged to retreat into the window well, a weatherstrip mounted in the window opening for sealing the edges of the window panel when in raised position, a guide channel for each of the vertical edges of the panelpositioned entirely within the window well for guiding the panel below the belt, a ilexible lining for the guide channel, a sashfor each of the vertical edges of the window, and an extension for the sash projecting beneath the lower edge` of the window panel, a cam plate carried by each sash projection, and means mounted in `the upper portion of the window well for engaging the cam plate asV the window is raised to closed position for tilting the window inwardly rlhe inner face of the belt rail I3 is 'J of the window opening into sealing engagement with the weatherstrip.

2. A window assembly for an automotive vehicle of the type having an opening and a window well beneath the said opening, comprising a window panel for closing the window opening when in raised position and arranged to retreat into the window well, a weatherstrip mounted in the window opening for sealing the edges of the window panel when in raised position, a guide channel for each of the vertical edges of the panel positioned entirely within the window well for guiding the panel below the belt, a flexible lining for the guide channel, a sash foreach of the vertical edges of the window, an extension for the sash projecting beneath the lower edge of the window panel, a cam plate carried by each sash projection, and a roller mounted in the upper portion of the window well for engaging the cam plate when the window panel is raised to closed position for tilting the window panel inwardly into sealing engagement with the weatherstrip. i r

3. A window assembly for an automotive vehicle of the type having an opening and a window: well beneath the said opening comprising a win-l dow panel for closing the window opening whenl for the guide channel, a sash for each of the vertical edges of the window, and an extension for the sash projecting beneath the lower edge of the window panel, vertically spaced cam surfaces carried by the lower edge of the window panel and vertically spaced cam surfaces mounted on opposed walls of the'window well for cooperating with the spaced cams carried by the window, the upper cooperating cams tending to move Y the lower portion of the window inwardly when the window is raised to closed position, and the lower set of cooperating cams tending to tilt the window inwardly of the window opening about the upper set of cams as a fulcrum when the window is raisedto closed position.

4. A window assembly for an automotive vehicle of the type having an opening and a window well beneath the said opening comprising a window panel for closing the window opening when in raised position and arranged to retreat into the window well, a weatherstrip mounted in the window opening for sealing thev edges ofV the window panel when in raised position, a guide channel for each of the vertical edges of the panel, a sash for each of the vertical edges of the window panel, each sash having an extension projecting beneath the lower edge of the window panel, and cooperating cam members mounted upon the sash projections and the upper portion of the window well which engage as the Window panel is raised to closed position for tilting the window i inwardly of the window opening into sealing engagement with the weatherstrip.

HERBERT C. FIELD. 

